How to have a successful first-time visit to the Vet with your cat.
Put yourself in their shoes For too many kitties a visit to the vet can feel just like an alien abduction. Cats are creatures of habit--...
Dear New York Times and Washington Post, Grain Free Diets DON'T Break Hearts--Meat Free Diets DO
POPULAR GRAIN FREE PET FOODS LINKED TO HEART DISEASE. A torrent of articles on "grain free" diets linked to taurine- deficient...
Watch out for pesky foxtails
As the weather warms up-- in fields, along sidewalks and wherever lawns aren't watered or mowed grass goes to seed which turn into...
What is a euthanasia drug doing in dog food?
A few years ago our technician checked off the wrong box on our laboratory request form and accidentally ordered a test the dog didn't...
The Look and Sound of Cat Asthma
Our Veterinary Hospital sees many asthmatic kitties in Long Beach-- often mistaken for "vomiting hairballs". Often their X-rays will...
A case of an old dog and a dangerous toy
"Jack just isn't right" she said. "He isn't acting like himself. I've been racking my brain but I don't know what it is" Jack is an...
How to Lose Weight and Sharpen Your Own and likely your Doggy's Brain.
Losing weight and boosting your brain function might sound like an offer too good to be true. But a timely set of very interesting...
IS YOUR DOG IN PAIN BUT YOU DON'T KNOW IT?
You might think you can tell that your pet is in pain, but don't be so sure. Most veterinarians have seen a dog with a pelvis shattered...
Three things you want...and many you don't need to see in dog food
Sweater weather and leaves changing colors remind me that Thanksgiving is around the corner and thoughts of delicious cooking come to...
Summer can be dangerous to your dog's life.
The "dog days of summer" are here, but don't let the phrase fool you. This hot time of year can be dangerous for your pup, says a Kansas...
